Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

ONE – SYLLABLE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Tall taller than the tallest
Old older than the oldest
Long longer than the longest
Large larger than the largest
Big bigger than the biggest
Thin thinner than the thinnest
Fat fatter than the fattest

TWO – SYLLABLE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Peaceful more peaceful than the most peaceful
Pleasant more pleasant than the most pleasant
Careful more careful than the most careful
Thoughtful more thoughtful than the most thoughtful

If the two – syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to I and add –er for the
comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to I and add –est.

TWO – SYLLABLE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Happy happier than the happiest
Angry angrier than the angriest
Busy busier than the busiest

EXCEPTIONS:
Irregular adjectives COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Good better than the best
Bad worse than the worst
Far farther than the farthest
Little less than the least
Many more than the most
 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Exercise 1:
1. A lion is ______________________ (big) than a cat.

2. Oh fine, it was raining yesterday buy today the weather is _________________ (good).

3. I have just a little money, then I’ll have the _________________ (cheap) menu.

4. She thinks that Chinese is _________________________ (difficult) than English.

5. Water is _______________________ (expensive) than champagne.

6. It’s awful, we have got __________________ (bad) weather in the world.

7. Your car is old! It is ____________________________ (dangerous) than mine.

8. Don’t be in a hurry, walk ______________________ (slowly).

9. Jane is 8 and Kim is 10; Jane is _____________________________ (young) than Kim.

10. You’d better get up ______________________ (early) tomorrow, or you’ll be late again.

11. Speak ________________________ (loud), I can’t hear you.

12. What a stupid boy you are! You are _________________________ (intelligent) than a monkey.

Exercise 2:
1. Davis is the good/ best/ better soccer player in England.

2. Carla is most pretty/more pretty/ prettier than Stephanie.

3. I think drowning is bader /worst /worse than burning.

4. For me Issa Bold is the faster/further/most fast man in the world.

5. Unfortunately, I’m not too good than/so good that/as good as you in French.

6. What do you think is better/beter/good? Flying or running fast?

7. Falling is the worse/bader/worst thing that could happen to a sprinter.

8. I will never be as good as/best than/gooder than Beckham.

9. Your son is the cleverest/more clever/most cleverest kid I have ever met.

10. I have better/gooder/best marks in English than in French.